Hospital-bed.



1. E. FAZAKERLEY.

. HOSPITAL BED.

APPLICATION FILED FEB; 8. 1917.

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HOSPITAL BED.

APPLICATION ULEB FEB. 8. 1917.

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1. E. FAZAKERLEY.

HOSPITAL BED.

APPLICATioN mau eas. 8. 19|?.

Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

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JOSEPH E. EAZAKEELEY, 0E PITTSEIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. I

HOSPITAL-BED.

To all whom it may concern.'

'Be it known that I, JOSEPH E. FAZAKER- LEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Pittsfield, in the'county of Berkshire and Stateof/Massachusetts; have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHospital-Beds; and I do declare the following to be. a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. y

My invention relates to that class of beds having` commodes andmeans-for bringing ythem into operative position when required,

the present invention being an improvement over the' construction shownby my U. S.

7,1916. The principal object of the invention is yto support the commodesolely from the spring so that `it may move bodily with said spring asthe latter yields under the weight of the patient.` i .A r

Another object is to provide improved and simplified means for operatingthe transversely separable sections of the spring and forv synchronouslyraising thelreceptaclef Yet another object is to provide a head and backrest so that if desired the occupant of the bed may be raised 'more orless to a sitting position.

With the foregoing general objects in view,-the invention resides incertain novel *features of construction and unique combinations of partsto be hereinafter .fully described and claimed, the descriptive matterbeing supplemented bythe accompanying A drawings which constitute apart' of this application and in which: I

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a bed spring embodying the presentimprovements;

Fig. 2 1s a side elevation of the spring applied to a bed;

' Fig. 3 1s an end elevation partlyin section' y F iig. 4 is a verticaltransverse section on the plane of the lines 4 4 of Figs. 1 and 2,showing the receptacle raised; l

Fig. 5 is a detail longitudinal section onthe plane of the line 5-5 ofFig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a similary view on the plane of the line 6-6 of Fig.- 4,illustrating the manner in which the cover ofthe receptacle isautomatically removed therefrom when said receptacle is raised; l

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the frame. carried by the center of thebed spring.

Specification ef Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19,1918.

implication mea Eebgary s, 191,7'. serial No. 143,455. I

ln the drawings above briefly described,

the invention is-applied to a bed .spring 1 s capable of vuse onpractically any of the well known types of iron beds such as thosecommonly used in hospitals, sanitariums and the like. The ends of thespring 1 are anchored to transverse angle iron bars 2 having legs 3 atvtheir ends provided with outstanding feet 4 to rest'on the side rails w5 of the bed, said spring 1 being preferably though not necessarily ofthe link and spring l construction shown. The spring 1` includes.

a pair of transversely separable sections 6 carried 'within' rectangularangle metal frames 9 which slide upon a main supporting frame 10 whichis of rectangular shape and'is secured at its front and rear sides tothe head and foot portionsI of the spring'l so yas to be supportedthereby and movable bodily with said spring as the .latter yields underthe weight of the patient.

The frame 10 is by preference though not Jslot connections at 14 withsaid outer flanges of the bars 12. By this arrangement the entire frame10 and all parts carried thereby may be removed when required forcleaning and sterilizing.

Guide bars or tracks 15. depend rigidly from the centers of the bars 12and receive thereon bearings 1'6 on the ends of a suitv able receptaclecarriage 17 upon whichy an ',ppropriate receptacle 18 rests removably.Arched hinge supports 19 are carried by the tracks 15 as shown clearlyin Figs. 3, 5 and 6 and the two. sections 20 of a receptacle cover arehinged to said supports so that when the receptacle 18 is raised byupward .movement of the carriage, said sections of the cover will bemoved from the position of Fig. 5 to that of Fig. 6 so as to leave theupper side of the receptacle open for use.

Extending transversely beneath the spring 1 immediately in rear of theframe 10, is

an Aoperating shaft 21 having at one end a suitable handle 22 inconvenient reach of the patient. The shaft 21 has-r` thereon a pair ofbevel gearjsl 23 meshing'wth similar gears 24 on short longitudinally'dis- 26 meshing with rack bars 27 on the lower side of the frames 9. Theshaft 21 is mounted in bearings 28 preferably formed integap formedbetween said frames and when the4 latter are again brought together, thecarriage is returned to its initial position and the cover sections 29close the upper side of the receptacle 18, which latter may bev removedwhenever convenient, and replaced by another.

For operating the carriage 17 in the manner set forth, cables 30 aresecured to the bearings 1G at one end and to the frames 9 at their otherends, the intermediate portions of said cables being trained overpulleys 31 carried by the. side bars of the frame 10. It will thus beobvious that as the frames 9 move outwardly they will pull upon thecables 30 and will thus raise the carriage 17 to raise the'receptacle 18to operative position, at the same time causing the cover sections 20 topivot around their hinges to permit unobstructed upwardA movement ofsaid receptacle as will be clear from Figs. 5 and 6. Similarly, thereturn of the frames 9 to their initial positions will permit the coversections 20 to again lower.

Particular emphasis is laid upon the fact that all parts of the commodeand itsoper-` freely under his weight, there being noy fixed supports toprevent downward movement of the spring at all points between its ends.

Preferably employedl in connection with' the parts so far described, isa head and back rest in the form of an arched angle metal frame 35 whichoverlies the head portion of the spring 1, the two arms 37 of said lframe being pivotally mounted upon a posed shafts 25 which carry gearsegments transverse rod 38 while the crown 39 thereof is equipped witharcuate rack bars 40 sliding through suitable guides a1 carried by thebar 2 at the head of the bed so that when said frame isA raised, saidrack bars will hold the same in adjusted position. A handle 42 ispreferably secured to bar 3 9 -forraising and lowering the same and bypreference a transverse bar 43 will extend between the arms 37 to assistin raising the head section of the mattress.

The ends of the rods 38 are supported by vertically disposed plates llwhich are secured to the spring in any suitable man.

ner although certain of the links of said spring are preferably passedthrough openings el in said plates as shown.

The provision of the head and back rest 35 permits the patient to movemore or less to a vertical posture either when using the receptacle 18or when expedient for other reasons, and it willbe observed that thevresiliency of the bed is by no means imthe scope of the invention asclaimed, nu-

merous changes may be made without sacricing the principal advantages.

I claim:

l. `The combination with a mattress support including an open framebetween the head and foot portions of said support and a pair ofseparable sections slidably mounted on said frame, of a shaft extendingtransversely of said mattress support adjacent the frame, bevel gearsvsecured on said shaft, a pair of shafts at right angles to the afore-Saidshaft and having bevel gears meshing with the first named gears,gear segments carried by said pair of shafts, racks carried by theaforesaid separable sections and meshing with said segments wherebyturning of the first named shaft. will separate said sections, areceptacle carriage below the aforesaid frame, and means forautomatically raising said receptacle carriage when said sections areseparated.l

2. The combination with a mattress support including an open framebetween the head and foot portions of said support and a pair ofseparable sections Slidablymountedon said frame, of a shaft extendingtransversely of said mattress support adjacent the frame, bevel gearssecured on said shaft, a pair of shafts at right angles to the aforesaidshaft and having bevel gears meshing with the rst named gears, gearsegments carried by said pair of shafts, racks carried by the aforesaidseparable sections and meshing with saidA segments whereby turning ofthe rst named shaft will separate said sections, a pair of verticaltracks depending from said frame, a receptacle carriage having bearingsslidable on said tracks, and means connected with said bearings forraising said carriage yautomatically when the aforesaid sections areseparated.

3. The combination with a mattress sup` 1 port including an open framebetween the head and foot portions thereof anda pair of separablesections sldably mounted on said frame, of a pair of bearings dependingfrom the rear side bar of said frame, an operating shaft rotatablymounted in said bearings and having at one enda handle, bevel gears onsaid shaft, additional bearings depending from said rear bar of theframe, a pair of longitudinal shafts mounted in said additional bearingsand having bevel gears meshing with the aforesaid gears, gear segmentssecured on said pair of shafts, racks carried by the aforesaid separablesections and meshing with said segments whereby turning of the operatingshaft will separate said sections, a receptacle beneath the aforesaid v.frame, and means for automatically raising said receptacle when vsaidsections are separated.

4. The combination of a mattress support including a pair of'separablesections be- 'tWeen the head and foot portions thereof and movabletransversely of said support, a receptacle carriage mounted for verticalmovement beneath the meeting ends of said sections, means for separatingsaid sections,

a pair of cables secured at one end to the ends of Said carriage and attheir other ends to the aforesaid sections, and guides over JOSEPHE.FAZAKERLEY.

Witnesses: Y f

GEORGE H. CONNOR, JAMES FANNING.

